Health and Safety Management
2025/2026
Content, progress and pedagogy of the module
Students who complete the module:
Learning objectives
Knowledge
- Know principles and methods for identification and analysis of accident risk.
- Know methods to reduce occupational risk in complex operations.
- Understand the mechanisms behind experience feedback and learning.
Skills
- Are able to identify and manage health and safety hazards in operations.
- Are able to identify organisational and individual obstacles to an efficient learning from experiences on accidents and identify possible strategies to mitigate the effect of these obstaclesare able to apply tools for HSE performance and monitoring.
Competences
- Can systematically apply methods for identifying and managing accidents in operations.
Type of instruction
Lectures, discussion, group-based project work, student presentations.
Extent and expected workload
The module is 5 ECTS which is corresponding to 150 hours of study.
Exam
Exams
| Name of exam | Health and Safety Management |
| Type of exam | Written or oral exam
Exam format is decided on by start of semester. |
| ECTS | 5 |
| Assessment | Passed/Not Passed |
| Type of grading | Internal examination |
| Criteria of assessment | The criteria of assessment are stated in the Examination Policies and Procedures |
Additional information
Contact information for Dewan Ahsan: dah@sam.sdu.dk. Web: www.sdu.dk/ansat/dah
Facts about the module
| Danish title | Sundheds- og sikkerhedsstyring |
| Module code | B-RSK-K3-13 |
| Module type | Course |
| Duration | 1 semester |
| Semester | Spring
|
| ECTS | 5 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Location of the lecture | Campus Esbjerg |
| Responsible for the module |
Organisation
| Education owner | Master of Science (MSc) in Technology (Risk and Safety Management) |
| Study Board | Study Board of Built Environment |
| Department | Department of the Built Environment |
| Faculty | The Faculty of Engineering and Science |
